We’re proud to mark another year of progress through the #HomeEquals campaign - driving change in slums and informal settlements around the world. 🌍 Here’s what Year 2 looked like:

Our CEO @JReckford checks in from the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Switzerland, where he will be speaking and moderating multiple sessions. Housing is on the agenda at #Davos26 as leaders from government, private sector and civil society recognize a global crisis.

1 billion people worldwide live in inadequate housing—in informal settlements like slums or favelas. We advocate for decent housing for everyone through our @HomeEquals initiative. Learn more and support us: https://t.co/OfGDw0LClQ

Secure tenure is fundamental to ensuring everyone can access adequate, affordable housing. Everyone deserves to feel safe, protected, and rooted in the place they call home. #HomeEquals

Through active engagement in Cambodia’s national technical working group, @HabitatCambodia successfully advocated for housing to be integrated into the country’s new social protection framework — a shift expected to benefit 1.15 million people living in informal settlements.

Last week, Malawi moved closer to a new National Housing Policy! 🏠 With the Ministry of Lands, we held consultative meetings across all 3 regions—Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu. Diverse voices highlighted a need for less centralization & more local coordination. This is #HomeEquals

1 of 4 focus areas of @HomeEquals, Habitat for Humanity working alongside informal settlement residents to increase access to to reliable and sustainable basic services. Water, energy, waste management and other services are vital to adequate housing.

New Delhi faces rising heat, floods and pressure on informal settlements — but communities are driving resilience. With local innovation, low-carbon practices and people-centred planning, the city shows how climate action can include everyone. No one left behind.

#ICYMI For many, home is the greatest familial asset and often the first thing they lose when disaster strikes. In this article, our area vice-president Liz Satow reflects on the critical link between adequate housing and climate resilience. #COP30 https://t.co/54HzJHdcdA

Everyone deserves the chance to live in a safe, healthy home. #HomeEquals calls for policies that expand tenure security, essential services and fair access to opportunity for people living in informal settlements.

Check out @BuildChange’s innovative work in Colombia! Partnering with local Afro-descendant community organizations to integrate resilience into housing programs - preserving local knowledge while strengthening communities. Read the white paper ⬇️ https://t.co/KMOA3UpUsv

Check out @BuildChange’s innovative work in Colombia! Partnering with local Afro-descendant community organizations to integrate resilience into housing programs - preserving local knowledge while strengthening communities. Read the white paper ⬇️ https://t.co/KMOA3Uqsi3

Nothing is more essential than a home. Yet 3B people lack adequate housing, 1.1B live in slums, and 300M+ face homelessness. Adequate housing is a human right—an everyday essential. Let’s work together to make it a reality for all. #HumanRightsDay #HousingForAll

Since the start of #HomeEquals, through successful policy and systems change, 7.9 million people have improved access to adequate housing in informal settlements — unlocking better health, education and economic opportunities for families and communities.

Adequate housing isn’t just four walls – it's health, education and opportunity. Through #HomeEquals, we advocate for policies that expand secure tenure, essential services and climate resilient housing for the 1.1+ billion people living in informal settlements.

As #COP30 debates continue in Belém, Cities Alliance reiterates the need for climate finance that works for cities, informal settlements and frontline communities. A fair transition begins where people live and work. 🔗 https://t.co/naH9PDVZEQ #JustTransition #InclusiveCities

There is a gap between climate commitment and financing. @Habitat_org found that countries with strong housing goals in their NDCs, or country climate action plans, receive negligible climate finance — while major finance recipients often reflect weak housing commitments.

As #COP30 unfolds in Belém, Brazil, @Habitat_org calls on world leaders to make housing central to climate adaptation, urban resilience and equitable development. Without sustainable and resilient housing, climate action risks leaving the most vulnerable behind. 🏠🌍

Despite housing’s role in resilience, it’s missing from most national climate plans, or NDCs. Habitat for Humanity found only 8% of 188 NDCs strongly reference housing — while 60% make little or no mention.  It’s time to make housing a climate priority.

At #COP30, I reminded leaders that the climate & housing crises are deeply connected. 1 in 3 urban residents in the Global South live in informal settlements - hit the hardest by the climate emergency. Climate justice begins with investments in adequate housing & local action.

Week 1 at #COP30 ends with one message ringing loud and clear: there’s no climate action without urban action. Week 2 starts now: with more action ahead on resilience, services, finance, and the road to #WUF13. More information is on our website: https://t.co/3GLay7zS0U